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Recent Examples of autohypnosis
There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style.
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New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autohypnosis
Noun
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Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sheer repetitions on the training ground were La Volpe’s best method of instilling his ideas, insisting that his players practice multiple ‘salidas’ on the left and right side of the pitch in every session to build their muscle memory, trust and automatisms.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In other words, an irresistible hypnosis for cinephiles.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Repeating them in front of the mirror each night has been a vocal warmup and a self-hypnosis for Matthew.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Then get into bed and start a self-hypnosis session meant for sleep.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This hypnotism is especially conveyed through the film’s costumes.—
Eugenie Dalland,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Other topics of his lectures over the years that followed included animal magnetism, hypnotism, and the ether.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Autohypnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autohypnosis. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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